escort vs convoy

escort and convoy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No
convoy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, convoy is a hyponym of escort; that is, convoy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escort:

escort: the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
convoy: the act of escorting while in transit

As verbs, convoy is a hyponym of escort; that is, convoy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than escort:

Other hyponyms of escort include squire, safeguard, chaperon, chaperone.

escort (noun)	convoy (noun)
the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them	the act of escorting while in transit
a participant in a date	a procession of land vehicles traveling together
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person	a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

escort (verb)	convoy (verb)
accompany as an escort	escort in transit
conduct someone someplace